Yeah, or jacobean revival, popular in 1930s. It's quarter sawn oak with some nice figure on top.
No problem, although the similar example doesn't show back, i suspect it's not finished either as you can see daylight between backboards when...
Here is a similar form school masters desk in walnut, although most had legs on frame construction, a few did have storage cabinets below....
LOL, well, same state yes! but similar shape/form, no. The sugar desk you posted is in a slant lid desk form however, if you notice there is a...
Hmmm, i don't think a sugar desk & it's not a slant lid desk either. Guesses mid 19th century, the small photos are very small, hard to see much,...
Ditto, good stuff & easily removed if needed. I would stay away from Pledge & other products that have additives for above reasons. For interior...
And, THAT'S what really matters. Yeah, it should be the other way round i would think, wider than tall.
I don't think crude, it's modern panel construction. If it was a 19th century revival piece, you would expect to see solid boards on the back.
If referring to case interior sides, those saw marks look like band saw marks with many narrow boards glued together which, they did not even...
LOL, a collector! at heart.
Not an expert in French pieces but, I vote for vintage, guesses 20th century Louis XV style Bombe chest of drawers.
Style is Chippendale but, i don't think period, more likely first half 19th century. I don't think crude, I'd say well used and lots of repairs...
Tudor is the first style to emerge from the middle ages & marked the end of the medieval period in England & the beginning of the english...
Cool little thing and, they made it functional as a box
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Yeah well, the problem with that analysis is, it isn't 1970 anymore, it's 2019. The only constant in business is, change. Those that adapt to...
Exactly! Which is a major reason old furniture sales have been depressed for decades now. Most people are not interested enough to take the time...
Absolutely, I agree 100%. Auction houses main function is selling & marketing, they are "generalists", they know a little about a lot and do not...
That happens at auctions, no doubt but, there is another more likely possibility, that 2 or more bidders knew something the auction house didn't...
Well, for a minute there I thought we were gonna have a little "dust-up" over the "grunge movement" which, has lost a lot of steam in the past few...
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